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We’re redecorating here again! Another room badly needed a refreshing. This was my brother-in-law’s room. See the awesome pattern wallpaper? Yeah, that had to go.

However, I am no fan of peeling wallpaper off walls. I took on Pittsburg Paints challenge, The Voice of Color“Refresh Your Space”. PPG offers a swell line of household paint named Manor Hall. We received 2 gallons. One in “Spiced Cookie” and the other is “French Riviera.” We just designed a nautical theme for the kids room and for this space I’m thinking Paris. Maybe the “French Riviera” name invoked that.

I am not done with the decor, I’d like an appliqué of Le Tour Eiffel or a cafe scene. I’d love a little chandelier hanging from the ceiling and some bold curtains for the windows. For now though, the mission is the walls.

Manor Hall boasts Paint + Primer in one. It “Tints to all 1,890 colors in The Voice of Color®”

PPG Paint is great for…

Walls and ceilings

High traffic areas

Children’s rooms

Kitchens

Bathrooms

Best Used On:

Masonry

Primed metal

Wallboard

Wallpaper

Plaster

Primed wood

Seeing this, we followed the directions for wallpaper which was to simply wash it and peel away any loose pieces. This paper has been on these walls for over 10 years. My husband decided to take it a step further and mud over the parts we peeled off the wall. Unfortunately the primer in this paint is not appropriate for just any wallpaper. We had to peel off parts where the paper bubbled up, mud it, and repaint the areas.

The lighter color, “Spiced Cookie” was not enough to cover the pattern with just one coat so 2 coats were needed. That increase in work was disappointing. “French Riviera” is a much darker color so I thought it would make for a great accent wall. I love the color and for some reason it went on quite differently almost like glue!

I am really happy with the new colors in the room and I think the challenge was met by brightening the space, and adding the bold accent wall!

For inspiration, check out the Voice of Color website for your own painting project!

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ooh,that wallpaper was bad! lol! i LOVE the accent wall! the color is beautiful! Reply

Heidi

April 14, 2013 at 2:11 pm

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I love the accent wall! I love bright colors on walls but the accent wall is perfect for not overwhelming the whole room. And white frames look amazing on a bright wall :) Good color choice! Reply

Carmen Van Deursen

April 14, 2013 at 10:22 am

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It looks great and I love the one out of four color wall style. Reply

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Love the new look! The room looks so warm and fresh now. I've found that lighter colors (even the ones that say they have primer in them) still need a good two coats to look good. We always do it just in case anyway. Reply